10th August 2011: Future Sleep; The Nocturnal Fast, Cerebral Energy and the Honey/Insulin/Melatonin (HYMN) Cycle by Mike McInnes

leith on the fringe

During the Edinburgh International Festival of August 2012 twenty two talks were given at Leith on the Fringe at the Out of the Blue venue. They were free and open to everyone

Name of speaker

Mike McInnes

Title of Talk

Future Sleep: The Nocturnal Fast, Cerebral Energy and the Honey/Insulin/Melatonin (HYMN) Cycle.

Bullet points you would like to cover:

  • In the west it is customary to retire to bed with a depleted liver and activate, not sleep and recovery physiology, rather chronic nocturnal metabolic stress, the only way the brain may partition glucose in favour of cerebral provision.
  • This cultural practice results from the universal myth, put about by diet gurus and not challenged by the health professions, that it is unhealthy to ‘eat late’.
  • Chronic nocturnal metabolic stress rapidly increases risk of metabolic syndrome (diabetes/obesity/heart disease) and alzheimer’s disease.

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6th August 2011: Psychology of Vocal Performance by Dr Denise Borland

Dr Denise Borland

During the Edinburgh International Festival of August 2012 twenty two talks were given at Leith on the Fringe at the Out of the Blue venue.  They were free and open to everyone
 

Name of speaker and subject:

Dr Denise Borland

Title of talk:

Psychology of Vocal Performance
The Singer’s Psyche: a psychological approach to vocal performance aimed at creative artists and those who support them, teachers, ENT, producers, managers, agents within the popular music field.
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3rd August 2011: Social Capital; Fancy words for working together by Alex Dunedin

leith on the fringe

During the Edinburgh International Festival of August 2012 twenty two talks were given at Leith on the Fringe at the Out of the Blue venue.  They were free and open to everyone…

 

Name of speaker and subject:

Alex Dunedin

Title of talk:

Social Capital – Fancy Words for Working Together

Bullet points of what you would like to cover:

  • Social Capital – what is it
  • Why is trust important for communities to function
  • Economics and Social Capital
  • Cooperation between competitors
  • Why inclusive networks are important

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Ragged at the Fringe Festival 2011

Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Ragged Talks in the Edinburgh Festival

Free talks are being put on in Out of the Blue Drillhall, Dalmeny Street (EH6 8RG), all through the month of August. This is a chance to listen to people and their passions in a friendly informal talk at lunchtimes (1245 to 1345). Brought together in conjunction with Leith on the Fringe, these events are brought to you by the not-for-profit Ragged project:
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